Compton athletic director charged with forgery

COMPTON, Calif. 
The athletic director for the Compton Unified School District has been charged with grand theft and forgery for allegedly helping a high school basketball coach defraud the district of $15,000.

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Monday that Ernest Bernard Carr forged a letter from the principal of Dominguez Hills High School.

The letter authorized coach Russell Otis to deposit into a personal account a $15,000 check from Nike that was made out to Compton Unified.